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northern va real estate: Northern Virginia Buyers Are Turning to FHA & VA Loans in Droves - 06/22/09 08:46 PM

We see dozens of marketing reports posted every day about total sales and sales prices in Northern Virginia. We know sales prices are down. Recently we have been able to report that the total number of sales have increased from 2008-2009, brought on by lower prices and lower interest rates. … (2 comments)

northern va real estate: Making Your Home Standout in a Crowded Market - 04/27/09 06:10 PM

There are a number of ways to make your home stand out in today's market. One of them is to make it noticeable to everyone that drives by. Honestly every time I pass this home it makes me smile. I have no idea what the neighbors think but since it is … (13 comments)

northern va real estate: Northern Virginia Buyers-Do You Have $8000 Burning a Hole in Your Pocket? - 02/19/09 04:30 PM

If you are a first time homebuyer then the answer could be YES. Thanks to the latest round of initiatives by the government some first time homebuyers have a nice tax credit headed their way.First let's not forget that there are some qualifications. The biggest one is that you must qualify … (14 comments)

northern va real estate: Forbes Names DC Top Area to Buy Real Estate in the World! - 02/11/09 05:01 PM

Wow that is a pretty big reputation to live up to. Most of us who have lived and worked through the up and down markets in our area know real estate in the DC and Northern Virginia areas has always recovered faster than other parts of the county. Now Forbes magazine … (14 comments)

northern va real estate: Marketing a New Listing-It Doesn’t Happen Overnight - 12/28/08 04:20 PM

How fast can you put a home on the market? Can you do it in an hour? Can you do it in a day? On a recent listing appointment a seller indicated that a previous agent suggested if they signed the listing agreement right then they could have the house … (67 comments)

northern va real estate: Tips for Buying Real Estate in Today’s Market - 12/03/08 08:11 PM

There is a lot of negative information in both the local and national press that seems to be keeping potential buyers in rentals in Northern Virginia. This market is also a golden opportunity for buyers who have been waiting for the "right time" to buy a home. We have seen prices in some Northern Virginia areas … (4 comments)

northern va real estate: Privacy, Tranquility and A Gem of a Home in Stafford County - 06/05/08 07:16 PM

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northern va real estate: It Had to Happen Sooner or Later - 05/07/08 06:34 AM

In the midst of all of the foreclosure listings my clients found a home. But not just any home a home with a real owner. An owner who could ratify a contract all by themselves without the phrases "as is" and "third party approval required" attached to the contract.Now if I … (25 comments)

northern va real estate: The Devil is in the Details - 04/30/08 08:26 AM

Real estate contracts are all about terms and conditions. Each paragraph represents an item that needs to be reviewed and understood by both parties to the transaction. In Virginia our contracts are long and complicated. Different localities in Virginia also have addendums to the contract which create and additional layer of … (11 comments)

northern va real estate: Listing Photos-Are you Turning Off Potential Buyers? - 04/29/08 10:20 AM

Buyers in today's market have a lot of choices among properties. It has been said over and over that a home needs photos in the MLS to help bring buyers to the door. We mentioned on numerous occassions that the endless photos of toliets (seat up) don't add any value to the photo array. However there are … (36 comments)

northern va real estate: Where is Northern Virginia Exactly? - 04/14/08 08:20 AM

It seemed like a crazy question and then I laughed. The buyer was headed to Fort Belvoir from Arizona they had checked and they couldn't find Northern Virginia anywhere on the map. It just wasn't there.
Oh well actually there isn't a Northern Virginia like there is a North or … (23 comments)

northern va real estate: What Happened to the Slow Northern Virginia Real Estate Market? - 03/30/08 02:44 PM

The newspapers and TV continue to lament the state of the real estate market in the Northern Virginia area. It seems that the market is dead and houses are languishing on the market for months with no activity. I'm assuming this would explain why every home I have shown in the … (5 comments)

northern va real estate: Don't Miss Your Opportunity for an All Brick Split Level Home at an Amazing Price - 03/02/08 07:40 AM

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northern va real estate: Northern Virginia-Something To Take Away A Cloudy Day - 01/11/08 09:27 AM

This morning is one of those where you wake up with a list longer than your arm to complete and the weather just doesn't inspire you to get moving. So as I was doing some organizing of my various photo albums, Flickr, Picassa, disks and drives I came across some … (7 comments)

northern va real estate: Fairfax County Foreclosures Properties-Looking High and Low - 01/08/08 06:09 AM

It doesn’t matter what price range you are searching if you are looking for a foreclosure in Fairfax County you can find it. There are properties on the high end of the market and there are properties on the low end of the market.
If you are looking for a high … (3 comments)

northern va real estate: How Long Should A Remodeling Project Take? - 01/02/08 05:31 PM

Many Northern Virginia homeowners start out with the best intentions when they decide to remodel their home. Interviewing contractors, selecting materials, change orders it can all add up to time and money. On the other hand if you are handy then maybe you figure you can save a few dollars … (3 comments)

northern va real estate: Decades of Northern Virginia Real Estate Cycles - 01/01/08 06:59 PM

As everyone begins to review the numbers and the predictions from last years market it is hard to ignore the numbers. Though the “official” tally for 2007 is still a few weeks away it isn’t hard to see the trend. No one is going to argue that our average sales … (2 comments)

northern va real estate: Southern Style Cooking at Dixie Bones BBQ - 01/01/08 07:08 AM

When residents of Prince William County have a hankering for southern style cooking they don’t have to look any further than Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge. You can smell the BBQ cooking as soon as you turn in the parking lot off of Occoquan Road.
Opened in Woodbridge in 1996 … (1 comments)

northern va real estate: Saying Goodbye Can Be Hard To Do - 12/31/07 09:21 AM

Sometimes we have to make a decision in our lives to say goodbye to something that has brought us a lot of fun and recognition over the years. No matter how small or insignificant it might seem the decision to let it go isn’t always simple. Sometimes you just have … (12 comments)

northern va real estate: Homer Simpson Doesn’t Live in This Springfield - 12/31/07 06:24 AM

Long before Homer Simpson made the TV town of Springfield famous, before the Springfield Mixing Bowl was created or Slug lines came to town their was a small ‘country” highway stop fifteen miles outside of DC that would come to be known as Springfield Virginia.
In 1946 the developer Edwin Carr … (6 comments)

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